W.A. Raptor Refuge in Serpentine, Western Australia | Education
W.A. Raptor Refuge
Locality: Serpentine, Western Australia
Phone: +61 448 021 364
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25.01.2022 Exactly what we had wanted to see this morning. Our little Floof, named Oliver by his finder Sally, sitting on the tree branch next to his makeshift nest. His parents will be sitting close by some where making sure he is safe, and keeping his tummy full. We will continue to monitor Oliver until he is at the age to be on the ground, then we let nature take its course. Goodluck little Floof.
25.01.2022 GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO A POST-RELEASE TRACKING PROJECT This is rehab done right people and we'd love to show you the results of Micheal's thorou...gh and dedicated work. We want to track this bird post-release to record survival after using falconry techniques to completely prepare the world's fastest animal to live in the WILD! If you can't contribute please SHARE! SHARE! SHARE! Police and Nurses RRAWA BSB 806015 ACC 01940735 GOAL $3500 aud Juvenile male Peregrine Falcon Date of receipt: 15 November 2019 This peregrine is approximately 6 weeks old with possibly a bruised wing and orphaned. Because he is so young he will need to stay with a pair of adult peregrines until the imprinting/mal-imprinting window has closed and his feathers are hard penned. From there he will be tamed and free exercise flown using falconry techniques to train him to fly, evade predators, use the wind and thermals and many other life skills he'll need to survive. During all of this his speed and distance flown will be recorded by a GPS backpack. This will tell us how the peregrines fitness is going and only when he has proven that he can survive on his own, the bird will be released into the wild. THIS IS WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP. Post-release we would like to continue tracking him to be absolutely 100% sure he survives after all the hard work. This will be a first time study for Western Australia. Our target goal is $3500 to pay for the equipment needed. Our time is free. From all of us at Raptor Fliers Association of Western Australia, Thanks for following, PLEASE SHARE
24.01.2022 Thought it might be time for a Chich update. Its been nearly 8 wks since our baby magpie came into care and boy has he thrived! We believe he was approximately 3wks old when we got him, just a lil ball of fluff who would spend most of the day sleeping and eating on repeat. Now he is a little terror who spends most of his day running around the house and work investigating everything he shouldnt and demanding to be fed by mum (Renae). He has learnt to pick up his own meal worm...s, however he gets frustrated he cant eat them as quick as mum can feed him, he has also started warbling which is the cutest little noise and as of today he has learnt to fly up from the ground to the couch. Unfortunately he still frets if left alone and so hes still a while away from being able to spend his days out in an enclosure, building up his wing muscles (which he is more than happy about as he can be a terrible sook), so in the mean time no ones toes are safe and we are continually mopping up Chich bombs. See more
24.01.2022 What's in the box, in the box, what's in the box today? We had a fantastic local bring in a Baudin cockatoo this morning, that was unfortunately struck by a car. Sadly I don't have the experience with these birds, but knowing that they are endangered I knew she needed to go to a specialised carer. We contacted Kaarakin: The Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre who organised a volunteer to pick her up. She's is off to the vets for a check and if she has no injuries she will hopefully be back to the wild ASAP. I will keep you all posted with how she goes. I think I fell in love, might need to broaden my skills!
24.01.2022 The team at Kanyana make a very valid point. Sticky traps are a terrible invention and are more cruel than helpful.
23.01.2022 It's not just birds we help here at W.A.R.R. Last night we had a call out to a badly injured Kestrel, due to a fractured wing we raced the lil bird over to our fantastic Baldivis Emergency Vet team. Sadly the birds wing was to badly damaged to be saved, however while there we were asked if we took on bandicoots. We aren't equipped to look after these adorable little creatures, but we are happy to be able to act as a taxi to get this little girl to a carer and out of hospital. Darling Range Wildlife Shelter WA will be taking the little girl on until she can be released back into the wild. Team work is what helps us save more animals, and I'm so glad to be able to work with some of the best carers and veterinary teams in W.A.
23.01.2022 This is vitally important. Sick/injured wildlife DO NOT need to fed or watered, your first concern should be getting it seen by a vet or wildlife service. Many times we have had animals come in days after being found with the finder having tried to feed (some times force) and water animals with food/fluid that isn't suitable for the species/age.
22.01.2022 I will never get sick or bored of successfully releasing birds! Our little owl friend went back to the wild tonight. Knowing she is back where she belongs makes my heart smile!
21.01.2022 Would like to say a big thank you to my lil brother for helping me today and to my partner and his right hand man for helping to finish off the aviary. We are in the process of changing the flooring in outlr aviaries to an easier and cleaner substrate. Its not cheap and its definitely not easy work but is definitely worth it in the long run.
20.01.2022 We have had a massive weekend here at W.A.R.R. with the anual cooking for APSB stud show, with the proceeds coming back to us. Not only that, but we also made the decision to release Miss Zeke back into the wild. After much consideration, and with this week due to be terribly hot, she would have only gone backwards with her progress. So late Saturday evening we drove to Waroona and found a wonderful place to let her go. We will have some wonderful photos by our fantastic photographer David Palmer to come, but this is a little video Michael took.
19.01.2022 After a full on few days sorting out our latest patient from Friday, we received a call for this little baby being found in the middle of road just around the corner from us. We went back to the location to give him back to his parents and just as we were about to give up, we found his parents. So up the tree my partner went to tie a makeshift nest for the wee floof. After making a dive a second time we were able to get him back up the tree. We will be going back to check throughout tonight and tomorrow to make sure the wee one is settled with his parents. Please keep in mind that Tawny Frogmouths do spend some time on the ground as fledglings this time of year, so keep an eye on them from a distance but leave them be, a parent bird is normally close by keeping a good eye on them.
15.01.2022 It takes a team of people to coordinate and complete a successful rescue. Today one of our fellow carrers from Boddington had a call for an injured wedgie. Unfortunately the bird was in Waroona and she was unable to get to it straight away. Fortunately I was able to offer the service of capturing the bird and transporting it to the vet. Que amazing partner of the year who came to assist, as I was concerned the bird may be to big for me to handle safely. Then it was the great vet and nurses at Baldivis Vets who performed xrays, full examination and administered meds. Once home it was my great mother and brother who syringed water and meds and started her feed while I held her. This was all possible because of the amazing general public who found her and made the call and the Wildlife helpline who put us intouch with you!
14.01.2022 Happy to report that our male whistling kite from Wednesday made a full recovery and has been released this morning. Its a feeling like no other, and one I will never get bored off.
12.01.2022 W.A. Raptor Refuge is proud to announce we are back out for public displays! We are super excited to kick of our public displays this Saturday at the SJ Community fair. So come on down to Mundijong and say HELLO to some of our amazing birds. Its promised to be a great day for all members of the family.
12.01.2022 Here at W.A.R.R. we don't discriminate against species and are always willing to help fellow carers out when they need some time off. This is Radar, who has come for a visit with my while her foster mum spends some important family time with her human kids. Baby roo milk mustaches are just the cutest little things ever!!!
11.01.2022 Its been a busy week here at W.A.R.R. Sunday afternoon saw a very sick Hobby come into care, he was severely malnourished and despite around the clock care, passed away Monday night. Tuesday we had a female barn owl that had been struck by a car and a baby magpie come in. The barn owl had the all clear from the vet with a suspected slight concussion, she refused food for 2 days but thankfully has started accepting food and has been spending her days in our medical box. Our baby Magpie is thriving!!! He calls for feeds roughly every half hr, and is putting on weight superbly. Sadly he fell from his nest and was attacked by other birds, so he unfortunately has no feathers on his head. So along with our permanent residence, full time work and our new babies needing attention, we are being kept on our feet!
10.01.2022 Last night at training I found this little fella in the Air Pistol shed. Grabbed him out and noticed he had several large ticks behind the head and on the body. Put him in a box over night and up to Armadale Reptile centre this morning to get them to check him over. I am confident enough with bobtails to rescue them however we only ever act as transport unit for them, and always take them to a species specific carer. The team at Armadale removed over 30 ticks from him today, and have sent him home for a few days feed up to then be released back to the bush at Cockburn Fremantle Pistol club. He is most likely last year's hatch and despite all the parasites is in ok condition.
08.01.2022 This little fellow was handed into our vet this afternoon. Was found at someones front door not looking the best. X-Rays came back clear, so we decided to give him some medication and TLC and hope for the best.
05.01.2022 What a busy long weekend we have had. Started off Thursday with a call to pick up a juvenile Swamp Harrier from our local vet, after assessment it was discovered that there was a rather nasty bacterial infection in its mouth and prognosis wasn't the best. Whilst there we were also given a juvenile Hobby (Australian Little Falcon) who was in with a mild concussion. Friday morning had us up early to check birds with our Swamp Harrier making it through the night and our Hobby be...ing bright and flying well. The Hobby was released straight away as there was evidence it was surviving in the wild fine and just needed a warm place over night. The swamp harrier had to be taken to Gina from Animal Instinct Wildlife Services Inc. as the long weekend in March is when we raise money for the birds at a special event. A huge thank you to Gina who tube fed and medicated the harrier and was able to get him through. We picked him back up yesterday and he was put into a large flight aviary to spread his wings as he was improving well. The next few days will tell if there is anything else going on with this little bird, but hopefully after some more tlc, some weight and fitness he will be back into the wild. See more
04.01.2022 Nearer to Nature run some amazing children's programs over the school holidays. If you're looking for something fun but also educational for the kids then definitely get onto these programs.
04.01.2022 And she's home!!! A few months back we had a call for a Wedge Tail Eagle that was in a bad way. There were a few people involved in the rescue of this bird and despite the emergency vet treatment and as much care and love I could provide, she was too I'll for me to help. But it felt wrong simply putting her in the ground, she had a lesson to teach, so with permission from the Department and the expertise of Death & Delicacy this "little" girl has a new purpose. She will be attending our displays and classes and will give the public a great chance to get up and close with one of the most magestic birds in Australia. With every bird that comes through our doors there is an opportunity to learn, with every lesson we broaden our skills and with more skills we can teach more.
04.01.2022 And the holiday is over!!! Most have welcomed it, some??? Well think this photo shows exactly how she feels!!!
